Frederick Townsend Ward — (1831 ndash;1862) was an American sailor, mercenary and soldier of fortune famous for his military victories for Imperial China during the Taiping Rebellion. Early lifeFrederick Townsend Ward was born in Salem, Massachusetts on November 29 1831.… … Wikipedia
Commelina communis — Asiatic dayflower Commelina communis flowers after rain Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
Jouffroy d'Abbans, Claude-François-Dorothée, marquis de — ▪ French engineer and inventor born 1751, Roches sur Rognon, Fr. died 1832, Paris French engineer and inventor who in 1783 traveled upstream on the Saône River near Lyon in his Pyroscaphe, the first really successful steamboat. At the … Universalium
guillemet — noun Either of the punctuation marks “” or “”, used in several languages to indicate passages of speech. Similar to typical quotation marks used in the English language such as “” and “”. Syn: angle quote, chevron, duckfoot quote, double angle… … Wiktionary
Ducksfoot Lane — South out of Laurence Pountney Hill to Upper Thames Street at No. 145 (P.O. Directory). First mention: Horwood, 1799. Former names : Duxfield Lane (O. and M. 1677). Ducksfield lane (Hatton, 1708). Duxford Lane (Strype, ed. 1720 Lond.… … Dictionary of London
duck's-foot shell — noun : duckfoot … Useful english dictionary
plowless farming — noun : the stirring of soil for crop production with an implement (as a duckfoot, blade, chisel) that does not invert the soil or bury the crop residues … Useful english dictionary
